
Open Access (OA) and Scholarly Communication at the University of California
Scholarly research publications and their distribution models are changing — and the University of California and its scholars have been both drivers and beneficiaries of these exciting transformations in recent years. This site is a resource for UC faculty, researchers, students and staff who want to learn more about:
- University of California open access policies
- Open access publishing support @ UC
- Benefits of and tools for openly sharing research data
- Changing models of peer review, evaluation metrics, and publication funding
- Current issues in scholarly communication via the OSC blog
Recent Posts
The Future of Digital Publishing
January 23, 2023
This article was first published in Refract: An Open Access Visual Studies Journal, in the special supplement “Imagining the Future of Digital Publishing.“ The authors respond to a series ofImages, Copyright, and the Future of Digital Publishing in the Arts
January 11, 2023
This article was first published in Refract: An Open Access Visual Studies Journal, in the special supplement “Imagining the Future of Digital Publishing.“ Publishing in many artsWhat to do when a journal acts unethically
November 14, 2022
There are thousands and thousands of academic journals in the world, and not all of them are great to work with. Some issues are fairly common, like delayed peer-review and publication or a lack ofUC campuses celebrate Open Access Week 2022
October 20, 2022
International Open Access Week is an annual global event celebrating and sharing knowledge about free online access to scholarly publications. This year’s Open Access Week is October 24-30. ThisEcoEvoRxiv partners with California Digital Library to re-launch preprint service on Janeway
October 19, 2022
The EcoEvoRxiv community and the eScholarship Publishing program at the California Digital Library (CDL) are delighted to announce a partnership to host the EcoEvoRxiv preprint server at the CDL. The
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Recent Posts
- The Future of Digital Publishing
- Images, Copyright, and the Future of Digital Publishing in the Arts
- What to do when a journal acts unethically
- UC campuses celebrate Open Access Week 2022
- EcoEvoRxiv partners with California Digital Library to re-launch preprint service on Janeway